Question

Ms.Sheppard cuts 1/2 of a piece of paper. She uses 1/6 of the piece to make a flower. What fraction of the sheet of paper does she use to make the flower?

Answer 1

She uses
`(1)/(12)` of the sheet of paper to make the flower.

Explanation:

She cuts 1/2 of a piece of paper.

Of what was cut, she used 1/6 to make a piece.

What fraction of the sheet of paper does she use to make the flower?

A sixth of one half. So

`(1)/(6)*(1)/(2) = (1)/(12)`

She uses
`(1)/(12)` of the sheet of paper to make the flower.